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March 28, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.25.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of 48 HOURS rose 0.1 in final numbers, and DESPICABLE ME 2 fell the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 25.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable belonged to TBS and its Elite 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 2.78/1.72.  The higher-rated late game was followed by a preview of ANGIE TRIBECA’s season 2 premiere at 0.57.  (HBO once again had its theatrical movies listed as “originals”, and INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE scored with 0.67.)  The rest of the Top 10 was animation, led by Adult Swim, where SAMURAI JACK was down 0.02 to 0.66, DRAGON BALL Z up 0.06 to 0.54 (the primetime episode was up 0.05 to 0.34), JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up a tenth to 0.51, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM up 0.02 to 0.38, newcomer TOKYO GHOUL was at 0.44, HUNTER X HUNTER was up 0.07 to 0.41/805K, NARUTO down 0.02 to 0.32/643K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.04 to 0.24/499K.  Nickelodeon’s 10AM SPONGEBOB hit the Top 10 again, down a tick to 0.48, with lead-out ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.42.  A&E’s LIVE PD was steady at 0.41.  The Lifetime movie STALKERS PREY was at 0.34.  A TEEN MOM special on MTV was at 0.32.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION dropped 0.04 to 0.32.  On Food Network, VALERIE’S HOME COOKING rose 0.05 to 0.24, KITCHEN AT FN fell 0.04 to 0.22, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was down 0.05 to 0.21. TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS ticked down to 0.21.  The finale of BBCAmerica’s PLANET EARTH II edged up 0.02 to 0.21, followed by a MAKING OF special at 0.13.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR fell 0.04 to 0.10/0.10, and FOR PEETE’S SAKE was at 0.08.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 25.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 25, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-2: KANSAS/OREGON TBS NETWORK 8:40 PM 135 2.78 9,312
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE-SAT TBS NETWORK 8:26 PM 14 1.91 6,515
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-1: XAVIER/GONZAGA TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 146 1.72 6,048
4 TBS NCAA BKB POST GAME-SA TBS NETWORK 10:58 PM 32 1.32 3,777
5 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.67 2,133
6 SAMURAI JACK ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.66 1,352
7 ANGIE TRIBECA POST NCAA TBS NETWORK 11:30 PM 27 0.57 1,460
8 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:05 AM 25 0.54 1,074
9 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.51 938
10 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.48 2,071
11 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.44 879
12 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.42 1,744
13 LIVE PD: 27 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.41 1,186
14 MOBILE SUIT GUN/UNICORN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.38 720
15 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.34 821
16 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: STALKERS PREY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.34 1,364
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.33 771
18 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 784
19 100 THINGS TEEN MOM II MTV 5:30 PM 30 0.32 592
20 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,471
21 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.32 1,345
22 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,790
23 BUNSEN IS A BEAST NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.31 1,370
24 ROAD TO FINAL FOUR-SAT TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.31 1,042
25 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,156
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.30 764
27 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: UCLA/CONNECTICUT ESPN 1:57 PM 125 0.29 1,477
28 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.29 1,402
29 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 1:30 PM 27 0.29 1,248
30 AFTER PARTY NICKELODEON 9:30 PM 30 0.26 1,313
31 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,498
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 610
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.24 582
34 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OREGON/MARYLAND ESPN 11:30 AM 120 0.24 920
35 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.24 1,530
36 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.24 999
37 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 65 0.24 890
38 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.23 632
39 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: FONTANA FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 175 0.23 1,460
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,767
41 WCB: 3/25/17 GOLOVKIN/JAC: N/A HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 120 0.22 709
42 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 558
43 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,075
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,071
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 525
46 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 9:05 PM 59 0.21 772
47 PLANET EARTH II BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 71 0.21 729
48 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.21 1,066
49 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,440
50 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 AM 30 0.21 628
51 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,064
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,040
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 492
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 980
55 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 4:02 PM 114 0.20 988
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 776
57 REGAL ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 AM 30 0.19 550
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 461
59 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,630
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 821
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 983
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 881
63 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,498
64 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,241
65 X-MEN: APOCALYPSE: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE HBO PRIME 1:05 PM 144 0.16 383
66 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,953
67 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,374
68 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 814
69 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.15 1,280
70 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,127
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 975
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 898
73 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,397
74 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 11:30 AM 30 0.14 499
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 930
76 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.14 490
77 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.14 840
78 2 DAYS: VASYL LOMACHENKO HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 14 0.14 380
79 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.13 959
80 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 712
81 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 5:56 PM 26 0.13 632
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,229
83 PLANET EARTH II:MAKING OF BBC-AMERICA 10:11 PM 60 0.13 472
84 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,025
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 652
86 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: DETROIT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 180 0.12 381
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 978
88 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: FLORIDA STATE/OREGON STATE ESPN 6:22 PM 121 0.12 568
89 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 30 0.12 695
90 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.12 600
91 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 920
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,102
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:33 PM 147 0.11 323
94 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,170
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 878
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,089
97 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 948
98 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,273
99 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.10 476
100 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.10 525
101 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 887
102 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 450
103 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 60 0.10 573
104 BROTHERS GRIMM, THE HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 119 0.10 224
105 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 8:23 PM 37 0.09 404
106 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 981
107 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 304
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 252
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.09 434
110 MINORITY REPORT: MINORITY REPORT HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 145 0.09 257
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.08 677
112 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 291
113 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 737
114 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.08 257
115 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 858
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 688
117 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.08 206
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 264
119 HENRY DANGER TEENNICK 11:00 AM 30 0.08 345
120 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 711
121 FOR PEETES SAKE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 393
122 PGA TOUR: 2017 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 226 0.07 603
123 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 179
124 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.07 250
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 258
126 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.07 177
127 ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 95 0.07 226
128 NIMS ISLAND HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 96 0.07 199
129 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.07 245
130 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 271
131 SATURDAY MOVIE: CHASING MAVERICKS FREEFORM 11:10 AM 150 0.07 324
132 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: NOTRE DAME/MINNESOTA ESPNU 3:43 PM 147 0.07 212
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 641
134 UEFA ELIMINATORIAS: PORTUGAL VS HUNGRIA FOX DEPORTES 3:34 PM 141 0.07 120
135 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: LSU/FLORIDA ESPN2 3:00 PM 180 0.06 199
136 LOVE & VETS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 444
137 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 191
138 F1 RACING L: AUSTRALIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 AM 154 0.06 238
139 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 1:58 PM 32 0.06 437
140 SP IWT CNSMR ELCT SH DIY NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.06 205
141 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION MAXPRIME 12:05 AM 99 0.06 223
142 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:30 AM 30 0.06 183
143 ER POP 6:00 PM 60 0.06 207
144 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 88 0.06 491
145 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 228
146 PARTIDO AMISTOSO 3/25: CRUZ AZUL / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:55 PM 138 0.06 127
147 PHILLY STREET FLIPPIN DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.05 278
148 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 210
149 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 493
150 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: BOSTON UNIVERSITY/MINNESOTA DULUTH ESPNU 6:10 PM 156 0.05 157

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.